Roles
Class of 2015: Wesley Ellen Gregory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2016
Department 1
Psychology
Abstract
This research investigated baseline impulsivity, rejection sensitivity, and reactions to stressors in individuals with borderline personality disorder compared to healthy individuals and those with avoidant personality disorder . The borderline group showed greater impulsivity than the avoidant and healthy groups both in a delay-discounting task with real monetary rewards and in self-reported reactions to stressors; moreover, these findings could not be explained by co-occurring substance use disorders. Distress reactions to stressors were equally elevated in both personality disorder groups (relative to the healthy group). The borderline and avoidant groups also reported more maladaptive reactions to a stressor of an interpersonal versus non-interpersonal nature, whereas the healthy group did not. Finally, self-reported impulsive reactions to stressors were associated with baseline impulsivity in the delay-discounting task, and greater self-reported reactivity to interpersonal than non-interpersonal stressors was associated with rejection sensitivity. This research highlights distinct vulnerabilities contributing to impulsive behavior in borderline personality disorder.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
DOI
10.1007/s10608-015-9752-y
Recommended Citation
Berenson, Kathy R., Wesley Ellen Gregory, Erin Glaser, Aliza Romirowsky, Eshkol Rafaeli, Ziao Yang, Geraldine Downey. "Impulsivity, Rejection Sensitivity, and Reactions to Stressors in Borderline Personality Disorder." Cognitive Therapy and Research 40.4 (August 2016), 510-521.
Required Publisher's Statement
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-015-9752-y